While White Flame and her demon hunter companions were talking about the frontline situation, Hao Ren and Lily were looking at the broken palace floating in the void in the distance. Wuyue, who was standing next to them, noticed them and poked their arms with her tail. "What are you two looking at?"
Hao Ren came back to his senses after Wuyue poked him. He had forgotten what he was thinking just now. He scratched his head and said, "Err... Nothing. It just feels a little familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before. Could it be … the style of a place in Holletta? "
Vivian narrowed her eyes. "The architecture of the Magic Empire? That's possible. After all, even a planet like Inferno could be blown up. " She then glanced at Lily and said, "It's fine if Mr. Landlord is thinking about something, but why do you have to be so serious when you're so carefree?"
Before Lily could say anything, Hao Ren answered for her. "Of course, you can find a husky and have a look. Which husky is not serious when it's in a daze?"
Vivian wanted to ask more questions, but just as she was about to open her mouth, a strong flash of light suddenly burst from afar, followed by a deafening roar that was more deafening than thunder. Everyone looked up in horror and saw a floating stone platform about a kilometer away suddenly burst into the sky. After the loud bang, a large number of magic bullets flashed like a rainstorm around the stone platform. Indistinctly, they could see countless figures shuttling between the flashes of light. Flames and lightning illuminated a large number of broken buildings around the stone platform. It was a fierce attack. In the center of the stone platform was a half-collapsed temple. The top of the temple was shining like a torch, and a huge shield covered the entire platform, withstanding the continuous bombardment.
Demon hunters kept coming out of the temple to meet the enemy. But due to the distance and the interference of the explosion, Hao Ren could not see the situation there. But just by looking from a distance, he could tell that it was a fierce battle. The demon hunters were fighting with all their might, and the power was no less than the saturated firepower of the era of firearms.
"The attack on the Dalsus Temple has begun again," a demon hunter said, gritting his teeth. "Since yesterday, the frequency of their attacks has doubled. Now there is a wave of attack almost every hour. I don't know how long the temple crystal can last."
Nangong Sanba subconsciously tightened his grip on his weapon. "Aren't we going to help?"
"This platform is more important. We first have to defend the control center of the Stellar Spire," White Flame said, trying to suppress her emotions. "And they will attack us at any time. We have no choice but to fight on our own without enough manpower. Come with me, I will take you to the temporary command post first. "
Under the leadership of the guards, they quickly moved from the platform to a series of broken stairs and ramps floating in the air, experiencing the discontinuous gravity and weird upside-down roads. At least for Hao Ren and Lily, it was a wonderful experience. Finally, they came to a small palace floating in the air. Compared to the other dilapidated palace ruins, this small palace, which was used as a temporary command post, was relatively intact. Only a part of its outer wall had collapsed, and part of the palace's upper structure had become debris floating in the air. A large number of demon hunters were guarding the palace. Hao Ren saw many floating runestones and ballista-like weapons in the open space near the building. These were obviously the large-scale weapons of the demon hunters.
After seeing many individual weapons of the demon hunters, he finally saw the large-scale weapons they used during the Mythological War.
The interior of the palace was empty. It used to be a place for sacrificial rituals, but now all the ritual items had been emptied, and the remaining open space had become a busy command center. Hao Ren saw a group of delicate little objects floating in the center of the hall. They were the positions of the palaces and towers in the Coldpath dimension. They were vivid and lifelike, floating in the air according to the operation of those real buildings. Some demon hunters walked around this special set of 'sand tables', constantly integrating the frontline battle reports and passing orders. A tall, dark-skinned man stood next to the floating model. He was Teuton, who had just returned from the frontline not long ago.
"White Flame, I'm glad to see you safe and sound," Teuton said, nodding slightly to White Flame. Then his eyes fell on Hao Ren and his team. "I have understood the situation. Thank you for coming to help us despite the differences in our factions."
"I have no differences with you, but this is not important," Hao Ren said, waving his hand. "Who can explain to me what this model means?"
"These are the various architectural ruins floating in the Coldpath dimension," White Flame said, pointing to the delicate models. "The palaces are the main barracks and combat areas. They can produce a powerful protective barrier to prevent the enemy from penetrating. At the same time, they are also management facilities that control the flow of energy. These white towers are usually energy nodes and the main targets of contention. They are basically attached to large buildings, so when the Council of Elders fights for these nodes, they usually attack the nearest palace first. We are now in this position. "
White Flame pointed to the model of the Stellar Spire at the bottom of the sand table. "This is the 'bottom' of the Coldpath dimension. And the Council of Elders is at this position, the Netherrealm Clock Tower, the most heavily guarded place in Coldpath. "
Looking in the direction of White Flame's finger, there was a complex, asymmetrical spire at the top of all the buildings. The spire floated alone in the open space between a bunch of floating buildings. Hao Ren took a closer look and found that this spire was the only one in the ruins of Coldpath that was motionless.
Between the Netherrealm Clock Tower and the Stellar Spire, there was a vast void and the ruins of countless palaces and fortresses floating in midair. Countless tiny electric sparks were jumping between these models, showing the stalemate of the frontline.
"Can't we just go past these palaces and attack the Netherrealm Clock Tower?" Hao Ren asked, pointing to the large space between the floating palaces. "What if we send some elites to go over and kill them?"
The demon hunters around him shook their heads at his suggestion. Teuton sighed and said, "You don't understand this system. The palaces look empty, but in fact, there are intricate defenses. Invisible spatial vortexes are everywhere. Only by occupying the nodes can we shut down these vortexes. And the energy nodes of Coldpath together maintain a layer of enchantment outside the Netherrealm Clock Tower. This enchantment is almost invincible. "
As Teuton spoke, he pointed to the towers that looked like torches floating between the palaces. Those were the energy nodes.
There were dozens of such nodes in the Coldpath dimension, which continuously transmitted powerful energy to the Netherrealm Clock Tower to maintain the so-called invincible shield. If all these nodes fell into the hands of the Council of Elders, their power could even activate some ancient weapon at the top of the Netherrealm Clock Tower, instantly destroying all enemies and any city on Earth.
"Is there no loophole in this system?" Hao Ren scratched his chin, almost reflexively trying to find a shortcut. "For example, there will be a system error after closing some of the palaces."
White Flame immediately shook her head. "We haven't found such a loophole so far."
"You haven't found it?" Y'zaks could tell that there was a hidden meaning in his words. "Didn't you guys build these defenses?"
"These defense systems have existed before the demon hunters used Coldpath as a base," Teuton said slowly. "They have existed in this dimension for a long time. They are extremely powerful and far beyond our control. The elders have spent thousands of years exploring the secrets of this dimension, but in the end, they could only borrow the power of these relics according to the existing rules. "
White Flame had mentioned before that the Coldpath dimension was not built by the demon hunters, but Hao Ren did not expect that even the defense system was left behind by the ancients. He looked around at the surrounding high walls, and the strange sense of deja vu came back to him again. "How strong is the invincible shield?"
"This question is meaningless because the most powerful force on this planet so far can't leave a scratch on the surface of the Netherrealm Clock Tower," Teuton said, shrugging. He then tapped the ground with the tip of his foot. "Even the thunder of Zeus or the artillery of modern humans can't touch the broken palace under our feet."
Hao Ren was stunned. White Flame added quietly, "Do you know why we didn't repair these ruins? Because we can't even cut the melted tiles and bent skeletons from the ruins. "
Just then, a sudden noise came from outside.
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